Southern State wraps up another successful Patriot Palooza campaign
Top left (l-r): Lisa Hord, Strategic Project Support Specialist, and Elizabeth Burkard, Director of Marketing, representing SSCC at the 2024 Clinton County Fair; top center (l-r): faculty members Nicole Sheppard and Amie Gardner at Lake Waynoka Day in Brown County; top right: recruiter Kaylynn Bell-Wolfinger at Hillsboro’s Battle of the Bands event; bottom left (l-r) are Dr. Peggy Chalker, Dean of Transfer and Articulation/Brown County Campus Director, and Ally Osman, Creative and Digital Media Specialist, representing SSCC at the 2024 Adams County Fair; and lower right (l-r) are Academic/Career Advisor Paula Campagna, Telecommunications Manager Katy Markey, VP of Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Erika Goodwin and Director of Marketing Elizabeth Burkard. (Submitted photos)
Southern State recently combined forces with many local businesses across Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette and Highland counties to host a summer outreach initiative called Patriot Palooza. The event aimed to bring awareness to the many programs and opportunities offered by the College.
Joined by many of Southern State’s faculty and staff, over 30 unique visits to businesses and community events across the five-county region were supported.
Ranging from a casual drop-in to say, “Thank you for what you do and thank you for supporting Southern State” to sponsorship-like engagements with the broader community, Patriot Palooza was a big success at building stronger connections within the community and promoting education and workforce development, all while having fun in the process.
Southern State offers associate degree programs in the areas of business, computer technology, engineering, education, human and social services, health sciences and law enforcement, as well as one-year certificate programs in accounting, aviation: general, airframe and powerplant, medical assistant technology, phlebotomy, practical nursing and real estate.
Students can also enjoy bachelor’s degree completion opportunities through on-site partnership agreements, adult basic literacy courses and workforce training programs.
Registration for next semester begins Oct. 29. Those interested should start planning now.
For additional questions, or to learn more about Southern State, please call 1-800-628-7722 or visit www.sscc.edu today.
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